This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qi3.2ACIB/1804.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: A cousin sent me this post to take a look at. We have been researching the Nortons for a while and I thought I would post a curve here and see if it helps. We have a Giles B Norton born in 1794 in South Carolina. We believe that he is from Pendleton Dist SC.. Have found a land record that we believe he witnessed on Christmas day 1811(I believe) also on the land deal was Henry Norton who I believe is Giles father. In 1812 Giles is in Champaign Co OH where he signs up for the war of 1812. He is later in Logan CO OH has land with a David Norton. In about 1830 Giles relocates to Cass CO MI, where he stays til he dies. In all the searching I have done I have determined that there are indeed 2 Sampson Nortons and they are constantly being mixed up. I have pension records for a Sampson Norton showing that he signed up for war of 1812 in Champaign CO OH and serves in TN. This is the same Sampson Norton(this same Sampson is in Tennessee on the census of 1820 or 1830, would have to check my records) who I believe goes to Arkansas? then MO. I also have a record of a slave agreement between Sampson Norton and his father in law. I believe this Sampson Norton to be the brother to Giles, both sons of Henry Norton, son of William and Jemima. To throw more in the mix the sons of Jemima's brother end up in Logan county OH in a place called Pickrelltown. The children of Giles are: Sarah Norton b 1818 Champaign Co OH Sampson Norton b 1821 Logan OH William Norton b 1823 Logan OH Mary Norton b 1825 Logan OH Anna Norton b 1828 Logan OH Henry Norton b 1831 Cass CO MI Melissa Norton b 1834 Cass Co MI Nathan Norton b 1836 Cass Co MI David Norton b 1840 Cass Co MI There is another family of Nortons who are in Logan CO OH and move to Cass Co MI. I believe that family to be of Richard Nortons line brother to WIlliam Norton of Pendleton. Would love to exchange and discus the Norton lines more.